BHC vs ELTP vs NTRB Stock Comparison

Bausch Health Companies, Elite Pharmaceuticals and NutriBand Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTRB NutriBand Inc.
$6.49 -21.1% 1M -16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$78.89M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.62M
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Elite Pharmaceuticals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Elite Pharmaceuticals 5, Bausch Health Companies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBHCELTPNTRBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.60B $258.51M $78.89M BHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.1x 4.6x -11.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.4x — 3.9x BHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +33.7% -37.3% ELTP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 40.2% -430.4% ELTP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 29.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.0x 0.5x ELTP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.3% -60.7% -16.4% BHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.4%/yr +43.1%/yr +3.9%/yr ELTP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.5% 57.4% 79.8% BHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 88/100 50/100 ELTP

Percentile Scorecard

BHCELTPNTRB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBHCELTPNTRB
Valuation 96 #26 of 625 98 #12 of 625 55 #285 of 625
Growth 34 #400 of 602 91 #54 of 602 43 #345 of 602
Profitability – 91 #50 of 549 36 #354 of 549
Financial Health – 76 #156 of 654 68 #209 of 654
Shareholder Returns – 85 #55 of 367 –
Overall – 88 50
  • BHC ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ELTP ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NTRB ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBHCELTPNTRBSPY
1 month +20.2%-4.0%-21.1% +0.9%
3 months +48.5%-35.1%+125.3% +5.9%
6 months +24.3%-31.4%+71.2% +8.5%
Year to date 0.0%-51.0%+43.0% +13.3%
1 year +12.3%-60.7%-16.4% +12.4%
3 years +5.8%+100.0%+207.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.9%+26.0%+45.5% +23.5%
5 years -75.2%+500.0%+20.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -24.4%+43.1%+3.9% +11.0%
10 years -65.8%+41.2%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -10.2%+3.5%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBHCELTPNTRBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.5%57.4%79.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.0%72.0%75.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.900.701.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.22-1.06-0.20 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.9%-71.4%-77.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.0%-64.7%-27.8% -0.9%
52-week high $7.90$0.68$8.99 $779.14
52-week low $4.43$0.22$2.81 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBHCELTPNTRB
P/E now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 17.4x 4.6xmedian 17.4x -11.3xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 9.1x 1.8xmedian 9.1x 48.8xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.1x 6.1xmedian 17.1x -11.0xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 19.0x 14.8xmedian 19.0x -21.7xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 2.5xmedian 2.2x 14.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.56median 0.34 0.04median 0.34 -13.80median 0.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBHCELTPNTRB
Revenue – $141.01M $1.62M
Gross profit – $61.31M $536.12K
Operating income $1.25B $34.94M -$7.05M
Net income – $56.67M -$6.96M
Free cash flow – $17.53M -$3.63M
R&D $638.00M $6.10M $1.21M
EPS (diluted) $-2.22 $0.05 $-0.57
Cash & equivalents – $39.42M $3.42M
Total debt – $9.58M $647.66K
Shares (diluted) 378.10M 1.13B 12.16M
Enterprise value $2.60B $140.18M $61.58M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBHCELTPNTRB
P/E -3.1x 4.6x -11.3x
P/FCF 1.5x 14.8x -21.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.6x -21.7x
P/S 0.2x 1.8x 48.8x
P/B – 2.5x 14.8x
P/Tangible book – 2.6x 15.3x
EV/EBITDA – 6.1x -11.0x
EV/EBIT – 6.3x -10.7x
EV/Revenue – 1.6x 46.7x
EV/FCF – 12.6x -20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.6x -20.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.56 0.04 -13.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBHCELTPNTRB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 33.7% -37.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 58.4% -10.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.2% -39.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 53.5% -16.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.3% -6.7% 32.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 50.6% 101.7% -15.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 624.0% 32.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 134.4% -14.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -330.7% 596.0% 80.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 118.3% 0.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.2% 25.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 152.2% -5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.8% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 81.0% -5.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBHCELTPNTRB
Gross margin – 43.5% 33.1%
EBITDA margin – 25.9% -426.5%
Operating margin – 24.8% -435.6%
Pretax margin – 46.2% -430.4%
Net margin – 40.2% -430.4%
FCF margin – 12.4% -224.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 13.5% -224.5%
Return on equity – 55.6% -123.0%
Return on assets – 40.8% -105.6%
Return on invested capital – 29.2% –
Return on capital employed – 32.2% -123.9%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 204.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBHCELTPNTRB
Debt / assets – 1.7% 2.4%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.0x 0.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets – 24.9% 15.3%
Equity / assets – 75.1% 84.7%
Interest coverage – 69.4x -339.3x
Current ratio – 3.8x 4.2x
Quick ratio – 3.0x 3.8x
Cash ratio – 1.3x 3.8x
Altman Z-score – 6.31 35.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBHCELTPNTRB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBHCELTPNTRB
Forward P/E 1.4xFY2026 – 3.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.86FY2026 – $1.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -13.4% – +112.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.45BFY2026 – $90.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 – +4,334.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.5% – +109.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBHCELTPNTRB
Held by institutions 63.3% 0.0% –
Institutions holding 221 1 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% – –
Institutions buying 99 1 –
Institutions selling 63 0 –
Buyers to sellers 1.57 – –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BHCELTPNTRB
BHC 1.00 0.02 0.05
ELTP 0.02 1.00 0.01
NTRB 0.05 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BHC, ELTP and NTRB?

Bausch Health Companies (BHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bausch Health Companies (BHC) $2.60B, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) $258.51M, NutriBand (NTRB) $78.89M.

Which company is growing faster?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +33.7%, NutriBand (NTRB) -37.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) has the highest net margin (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 40.2%, NutriBand (NTRB) -430.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bausch Health Companies (BHC) returned the most: Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +12.3%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) -60.7%, NutriBand (NTRB) -16.4%. Over five years, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) compounded fastest (Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -24.4%/yr, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +43.1%/yr, NutriBand (NTRB) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) has been the steadiest (Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 55.5%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 57.4%, NutriBand (NTRB) 79.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BHC, ELTP and NTRB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.